👉 In linguistics, "epexegetical" refers to a method of interpreting the meaning or intention behind a phrase. This is often used in the context of studying language and its etymology, where it relates to the process of interpreting words or phrases in their original linguistic context. It involves understanding the historical, cultural, and social contexts in which these words were first used. By examining how they are constructed within the broader literary, philosophical, religious, political, or other texts that they appear in